Separation of toxic metal ions, hydrophilic hydrocarbons, hydrophobic fuel and halogenated hydrocarbons and recovery of ethanol from a process stream
Abstract
This invention provides a process to tremendously reduce the bulk volume of contaminants obtained from an effluent stream produced subsurface remediation. The chemicals used for the subsurface remediation are reclaimed for recycling to the remediation process. Additional reductions in contaminant bulk volume are achieved by the ultra-violet light destruction of halogenated hydrocarbons, and the complete oxidation of hydrophobic fuel hydrocarbons and hydrophilic hydrocarbons. The contaminated bulk volume will arise primarily from the disposal of the toxic metal ions. The entire process is modular, so if there are any technological breakthroughs in one or more of the component process modules, such modules can be readily replaced.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Lodi, CA
- Tracy, CA
- Oakland, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872298
- Patent Number(s):
- 5906748
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- separation; toxic; metal; hydrophilic; hydrocarbons; hydrophobic; fuel; halogenated; recovery; ethanol; process; stream; provides; tremendously; reduce; bulk; volume; contaminants; obtained; effluent; produced; subsurface; remediation; chemicals; reclaimed; recycling; additional; reductions; contaminant; achieved; ultra-violet; light; destruction; complete; oxidation; contaminated; arise; primarily; disposal; entire; modular; technological; breakthroughs; component; modules; readily; replaced; toxic metal; bulk volume; complete oxidation; halogenated hydrocarbons; process stream; halogenated hydrocarbon; entire process; effluent stream; fuel hydrocarbons; fuel hydrocarbon; violet light; /210/203/
Citation Formats
Kansa, Edward J, Anderson, Brian L, Wijesinghe, Ananda M, and Viani, Brian E. Separation of toxic metal ions, hydrophilic hydrocarbons, hydrophobic fuel and halogenated hydrocarbons and recovery of ethanol from a process stream. United States: N. p., 1999.
Web.
Kansa, Edward J, Anderson, Brian L, Wijesinghe, Ananda M, & Viani, Brian E. Separation of toxic metal ions, hydrophilic hydrocarbons, hydrophobic fuel and halogenated hydrocarbons and recovery of ethanol from a process stream. United States.
Kansa, Edward J, Anderson, Brian L, Wijesinghe, Ananda M, and Viani, Brian E. Fri .
"Separation of toxic metal ions, hydrophilic hydrocarbons, hydrophobic fuel and halogenated hydrocarbons and recovery of ethanol from a process stream". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/872298.
@article{osti_872298,
title = {Separation of toxic metal ions, hydrophilic hydrocarbons, hydrophobic fuel and halogenated hydrocarbons and recovery of ethanol from a process stream},
author = {Kansa, Edward J and Anderson, Brian L and Wijesinghe, Ananda M and Viani, Brian E},
abstractNote = {This invention provides a process to tremendously reduce the bulk volume of contaminants obtained from an effluent stream produced subsurface remediation. The chemicals used for the subsurface remediation are reclaimed for recycling to the remediation process. Additional reductions in contaminant bulk volume are achieved by the ultra-violet light destruction of halogenated hydrocarbons, and the complete oxidation of hydrophobic fuel hydrocarbons and hydrophilic hydrocarbons. The contaminated bulk volume will arise primarily from the disposal of the toxic metal ions. The entire process is modular, so if there are any technological breakthroughs in one or more of the component process modules, such modules can be readily replaced.},
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